Syrian Shrine Recorder Gary Caudill and Potentate Randall A. Proctor stand on the grounds of the Cincinnati Temple in Evendale in front of the famous statue of a Shriner holding a child.

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Evelyn Perkins
Community Press columnist

Evendale is the new site of the Cincinnati Shriners and I was honored to meet with 2013 Syrian Shrine Potentate Randall A. Proctor and Recorder Gary Caudill.

Randall lives in Delhi Township and joined the Masons in 1990. He was director of the "Oriental Band" for five years and is the 1994-1998 Past Master of his lodge, one of 193 Masonic lodges in Ohio. Randall is grateful to his employer, Professional Maintenance of Cincinnati Inc. for giving him the opportunity to pursue his dream of becoming potentate.

When you consider that the average age of potentates is 70 years, Randall feels ...